Chapter 927: Terrestrial Heart Race

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The sudden appearance of a powerful old man in such a place shocked Shen Xiang. This was beneath the burial ground of the monstrous dragon, and there were actually people living here, not just one but multiple!

"I came from below. Old gentleman, how did you enter here" Shen Xiang answered politely because he saw that there was no hostility in the place.

The old man was even more surprised when he heard Shen Xiang's question. "Below Isn't that beneath the ground heart itself You're actually coming from below!"

Shen Xiang didn't explain too much when he replied, "It's a long story. I entered the ground heart from somewhere else and managed to come here, nine lives were lost in the process."

The old man was the leader of the underground race. They were called underground people, but they never went to their own underground race before. They lived in deep caves for the majority of time, unable to receive sunlight. They migrated here many years ago and as time passed by, this place slowly changed into the current state. Moreover, it formed a dragon crystal vein as well!

The old man continued, "Originally, it was good for us to have a dragon vein, which helped in our survival. Our underground race relies on eating crystals to grow stronger. However, we only realized it was not good news when the dragon vein started protecting itself!"

He sighed deeply, "The large formation created by the dragon vein trapped us here as well. Thankfully there are still many crystals in this place, so we don't have to disrupt the dragon vein and can still survive. However, those crystals are now limited for extraction. By a few years later, we will only have access to the hard-to-drink water here."

The underground race, having such a strange existence, was unknown to Long Xueyi. Shen Xiang came here specifically for the dragon vein. If he couldn't obtain it, this would be a wasted trip and leaving wouldn't be easy either. He estimated that he'd have to spend many more days trying.

"Old gentleman, can you show me the dragon vein Has it really become a dragon" Shen Xiang asked.

"The location of the dragon vein is still far away from here, come with me!" The old man nodded.

Shen Xiang followed the old man through white earth fog, entering a cave. This cave didn't have any white earth flowing outwards. The old man told him that this was dug by their underground race.

The old man's name was Tie Li. It turned out that the underground race was originally just normal humans, but their ancestors couldn't receive sunlight and thus hid in caves all the time. Only at night would they venture out, eating energy-rich stones to survive.

Many years later, they identified themselves as the underground race and started mining rocks for survival. They only moved when their treasures were gone, which was a very difficult process. Before the sun rose, they would have to hide. They hated migration and were overjoyed when a dragon vein was discovered as they could sleep for days without eating.

In this place, the underground race lived for a long time but they didn't know how many years exactly. They waited generation after generation for the dragon vein to form, and now it was their turn but something unexpected happened.

The underground race were excellent miners and were very good at digging. A single crystal could sustain them for meals, with more powerful people needing a few extra crystals. They numbered almost twenty thousand and each person was naturally strong, living long lives that made them grow stronger quickly. They only needed to eat crystals for growth.

It was hard for Shen Xiang to imagine that the underground race evolved from normal humans. Tie Li came here hoping to find other crystals as well.

Tie Li described that they dug out a whole underground world from beneath the burial ground, which was several cities in size. The dragon vein took up a large portion of space with its giant head resembling a mountain made from top-quality crystals. They only managed to dig out the head and the body was still very long, resembling a dragon winding around a giant crystal pillar.

In the rocks nearby, there were small crystals. The underground race had no intention of digging into the dragon vein itself but only extracting rock from around it. They believed that continuous digging could reveal more than just the head, possibly even many more pure energy crystals in future.

However, they couldn't enter within fifty miles of the dragon head anymore. The peculiar energy from the head formed a protective shield around it, safeguarding all crystals around it. Only in the area near the dragon vein were there any more crystals, and now they could only rely on their reserves as they couldn't dig out a way out due to the terrifying energy above.

They might die of starvation if they didn't find another way out soon. Luckily, the underground race was very united and their people were calm during such situations too, working together to dig tunnels. Eventually, they managed to dig a tunnel towards the source of spirit liquid which was the deep pit that Shen Xiang saw earlier.

Shen Xiang followed Tie Li to the location of the dragon head, where it was equivalent to an underground large city. In the middle stood a crystal dragon head towering tall, resembling a giant mountain of crystals with delicate scales and frills!

Standing under the dragon head, it was like being a small ant in front of such grandeur, overwhelmed by its presence. It was hard to imagine just how big this dragon vein was.

This was the naturally formed crystal dragon vein. The head wound around a giant crystal pillar, which meant that besides being able to form crystals, there was also the large column itself.

"We can't move the dragon vein and we're unable to move it either. Therefore, we only plan on mining crystals around the dragon vein now," Tie Li sighed, "The entire area of this hundred miles is filled with crystals but we can't move any. Otherwise, the dragon will be angry and start yelling!"

Hundred miles! And it was still possible to dig deeper underground, this must be a super huge mineral vein!

Tie Li explained further, "According to the few older ancestors in our underground race, mining crystals turns them into dragon veins and becomes like a royal emperor. This is its territory, and the dragon vein must also contain crystals as big as kings. Therefore, it won't reject us when mining."

Shen Xiang asked, "Is the dragon's body hollow" If that were true, there might be even more powerful treasures inside.

"Indeed. However, it's hard to enter unless you have a royal crystal,"

Tie Li's words made Shen Xiang overjoyed. He had a royal crystal, and at first he was pessimistic about coming here for nothing. But now hope sparked within him.

"People who have royal crystals are recognized by the royal crystal and there must be a large piece of royal crystal inside the dragon vein as well, hence it won't reject us," Tie Li said.king, sandstorms blew across the sky as fierce winds came in waves. The distant sounds were continuous, making people tremble.Shen Xiang set up a soundproof array inside the secret room, also making h...